Bottle-washing machine.



R. L. GALLUP W. G. WACHS.

BUTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

Arrucmon mw ocr. 2l. 19u.

1,276,898. hmm Aug. 2, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHUI' 2- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROCKWELL L. GALLUP AND WALTER G. WACHS- OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORSTO BARRYNEHMILLER MACHINERY COMPANY. OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORA-TIONI 0F MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 27, 191.8.

Original application flied January 2, 1915, Serial No. 131. Divided andthis application filed October 27,

1'0 all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that'we, RocKwnLL L. GAL- LUP and ramen G. W nous, citizensof the United States, both residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have jointly invented certain new and usefnlImprovements in Bottle-Washing Machines, of which the following is aspecitication.

This invention relates to a bottle washing machine and 'moreparticularly to bottle handling mechanism associated therewith, thepresentapplication being a division of our application Serial No. 131tiled January 2, 1915 for improvements in bottle washing machines.

The object of the present invention is the provision of means to receivethe bottles from a conveyer in which they are supported in invertedposition and to deliver` them to another conveyer in upright positionresting upon their bottoms.

`urther objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood by reference to the following specification whenreadin connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating thepreferred embodiment thereof in which- Figure 1 is a transversesectional view through a machine embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view -of a portion of the y machine;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in section illustratin the mechanism forreceiving and deposited bottles in the machine;

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating an other position of the parts,and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating a slightly modifiedform cf the mechanism for receiving and depositing bottles in themachine.

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates a suitable frame adapted to supportthe mechanism. The frame is provided at its center with an upwardlyextending portion 2 of pyramidal or other suitable form. ()ne end of ashaft 3 is mounted in a bearing i at the upper end of the extension 2.The shaft 3 is adapted to be driven from any sultable source of power. Asprocket 5 on the shaft 3 is connected by a chain 6 or other suitabledriving mechanism with a sprocket 7 on a Athe arrow in Fig. 2.

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shaft 8 (Fig. 1). The shaft 8 is provided with a worm meshing with aworm gear 1() secured to a vertical cam shaft 11. The shaft 11 isjournaled in suitable bearings 12 in the frame 1 and is provided with aplurality of cam tracks 3G, 37, 38, 39 and l0 which cooperate withsuitable mechanism presently to be described for operating the variousparts of the mechanism as the shaft 11 is rotated.

Secured to the lower end of the cam shaft 11 is a mutilated gear 13which engages a mutilated gear 14 secured to a vertical shaft 15suitably journaled in the frame l. The gear 13 is provided with teeth onone half only of its circumference the remaining portion of thecircumference bein finished to the pitch circle of the gear. he gear 14is provided on each half of its circumference with a number of teethequal to the number of teeth on the gear 13, but between each set ofteeth a space is allowed in which the blank portion of the gear 13 isadapted to slide during one half of a revolution thereof until the teeththereon again engage the teeth of the gear 14. It will be understoodthat we have provided means whereby upon a=half revolution of the shaft11 and its gear 13 the gear 14 and the shaft 15 are rotated throughone-half of a revolution, after which the gear 14 and the shaft 15remain idle while the gear 13 completes'its revolution. Upon rengagementof `the teeth of the gear 13 with the teeth of the gear 14, the gear 14is driven through another half revolution which is followed by anotherlidle period. IVe have 'thus provided for intermittent rotation of theshaft 15 from the constantly rotating shaft 11.

Upon the upper end of the shaft 15 a sprocket 16 is secured and asimilar sprocket 17 is mounted on a stub shaft 18 journaled in suitablebearings at theother end of the machine. A chain conveyor 19. providedwith a. plurality of members 20 forming pockets each adapted to containa single bottle, is disposed about the sprockets 16 and 17 and adaptedto be driven by the sprocket 1G in the direction indicated hy g Theconveyor 19 is provided at intervals with anti-friction rollers Q1 whichrun on suitable tracks on the frame 1 of the machine. Rollers 21 are Qhandfgat any suit-able distant pointl and adapted". merely to deliverbottles to the also provided to engage with tracks 22 bct\\'een thesprockets 16 and I7 tu hold the chain conveyer 1i* and the members 2()in proper aline-ment.

.The pockets 2() comprise a hack plate 23 and side plates 24 integraltherewith or secured thereto, the back plates being secured'in anysuitable manner to the chain conveyer 19. Plates 25 of wood or othersuitable material adapted to prevent breakage of the bottles, aresecured to the plates 23. Beneath the members 20 and extending nearly orwholly` around the machine is a suitable shelf 26 carried by the fraaie1 and adapted to support the bottles as they are moved through themachine by the chain conveyer 19 and the members 20.

The bottles are delivered to the machine from a. 'bottle carrier 27traveling in tracks 28 and carrying bottle holders 29. This carrieris ofsullicient width to carry a luralityof bottles, for example nine, in ainenienttransversely of the machine and may 'be the. carrier of a bottlewashing apparatus disclosed in Patent No. 1,161,468 ranted on November23,1915 to Rockwell J. Gallup,

or the'A carrier may be one which 'is fed by present-A machine.

Upbn'b'rackets 30 secured to the frame 1 a shieldl is mounted which isadapted to prev bottles from falling from the hold- V' shaft 32 ismounted in the brackets he pluralit of. bell-crank levers 33fa'fhavxngweighte 'I ends 34 are loosel mounted on the slia'ft32. The op osite ens of th'e` bell-crank levers 33 are is to engage the bottoms of thebottles as they are delivered to the machine and are provided with pads35 of rubber or other suitable material.

The bottle-receiving mechanism consists of a. shelf 41 comprising a pairof longitudinal members 42 (Figs..3 and 4) and transverse members 43secured thereto and adapted to receive and center the bottles and toprevent sidewise movement thereof. The shelf 41 is pivotally mountedthrough links 44 on extensions 45 of the brackets 30. The brackets30'are provided with slots 46 and the shelf 41 is provided at either endadjacent its inner side. with rollers 47 rotatably mounted thereon andadapted to move in the slots 46. Links 48 connect the inner side of theshelf 41- with levers 49 (Fig. 1) secured to a shaft 50 journaled in thefra-mel. A lever 49' is secured to the shaft 50 and provided wit-h aroller 51 which eoperates with the ca'm slot 38. whereby, as the shafty1l is rotated. the link 4S will be iffiprocated and will move the shelf41 from the position indicated in Fig. I? of: the dran im; to theporsition indicated in 4. Thr bottles or. the shelf 41 are therebydispos/ffl on the swf .chain conveyor 1 9 engage the rod 5 4 and levers56 secured to the shaft. 55 are connected by links 56 to levers 57,secured to a shaft 58 journaled in the frame 1. A lever 57 is secured tothe shaft 58 and is provided with a roller 59 cooperating withthe'cam-slot 36. Itwill be understood that as the shaft 11 is rotatedthe plungers 52 will be= operated to force the bottles in the bottleholders 29 forwardly upon the shelf 41.A The-bll-crank levers 33 enygagethe bottomsfof the bottles as-they are oroe d from the bottle'holders'and lprevent overthrow .tlfiereof .lv. yer 29 is advancedintermittently lbien suitable mechanism and the canin slots 36v 1nd 38are timed to operate'the-plung 2f when the shelf 41., is in prperf l f'ti bottles and whenfallowo fbg is disposed in frontabf the plun 52 inposition to deliver thebottle'sto theshelf 41.

As has been rpreviously] exp ined the intermitteitl moved forw rdly adistan equal one-halfthe 'circumference v o lt 16 at.eachcompletejrevoluton stantl movinglshaftll and'tliesprocket 16 and t echain conveyer 19 remainiidle during one-half of a revolution of theshaft 11 following each forward movement. The gears 13 and 14 are timedwith respect to the ca m slots 36 and 38 so that when a row of bottlesis disposed by the' carrier 27 in position for delivery to the machinethe plungers 52 will first be operated to force the bottles onto theshaft- 41,. tlieshelf 41 will be moved into'position shown' in Fig. 5 todeposit the bottles in pockets 20 and the chain conveyer 19 will then beadvanced to remove the bottles. The circumference of the sprocket 16 issuch that a half revolution thereof will move the chain conveyer 19 adistance sutlicient to carry the row of bottles beyond the shelf 41 andto `dispose a new set of empty pockets in positionto receive the nextrow of bottles, as indicated in Fig. 2. The 0 ration of this portion ofthe machine is t. en repeated. The bottles will be moved by theintermittent actuation of the eonveyer 19 along the shelf 26 until theyare disposed on tht` side of the machine opposits the bottle receivingside where they are suhjgw-ted to hot-i le brushing operation.

TheI mechanism tor brushingr the bottles at 62 on a bracket 63 securedto the frame' of the machine. As the bottles are deliv ered their bottomedges rest on the shelf 26, each bottle being disposed in one of thepockets 20. A link 64 connects the end of the lever 61 to a suitable4cam operating mechanism not shown to swing the lever 61 about its pivotat suitable intervals moving the shelf to vertical position to right thebottles on the shelf 26.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in the formroportions and arrangements of the parts wlthout departing from the`spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its materialadvantages the forms hereinbefore described being merely preferredembodiments thereof.

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of asupport, a shelf adapted to receive a plurality of bottles in recliningposition, links pivotally connecting one side of said shelf to said suport, the other side of said shelf being slidiibly mounted in saidsupport, whereby the shelf may be moved from horizontal to verticalposition, und means for moving said shelf to vertical position to rightthebottles disposed thereon.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of asupport, a shelf adapted to receive a plurality of bottles in recliningposition, including means to prevent lateral displacement of thebottles, links pivotally connecting one side of said shelf to saidsupport, slotted guides in said support, the other side of said shelfhavin means slidably mounted in said slotte guides. whereby 'the shelfmay be moved from horizontal to vertical position, and means for moving)said shelf to vertical position to rightlthe ottles disposed thereon.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combi-nation of a bottlecarrier adapted to support a plurality of bottles, a shelf injuxtaposition therewith and adapted to receive the bottles therefrom,automatic means for forcing the bottles from said carrier onto saidshelf, wei hted levers adapted to contact with the en s of the` bottlesto prevent overthrovv thereof as they are forced from said carrier, abottle conveyer, and automatic means for actuating said shelf to disposethe bottles in upright position in said conveyer.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of asupport, a shelf ada ted to receive a plurality of bottles in reclm ingposition, links pivotally connecting one side of said shelf to saidsupport, the other side of said shelf being slidably mounted in saidsupport, a vertical shaft, a conveyer having a plurality of pockets andmovable in a horizontal plane about said shaft and means operativelconnected to said shaft and to the slida ly mounted side of said shelfto cause the latter to deliver the bottles therefrom to said pockets.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of asupport, a shelf movably mounted upon the support to receive a pluralityof bottles in horizontal position and having one edge constrained tomove in a vertical plane -While the shelf bodily tilts, and means foroperating said shelf to deliver the bottles therefrom. 4

6. In a machine of the character described the combination 'of a bottleconveyer comprisin a fixed shelf and a chain= movable therea out andhavin a plurality of pockets vertically disposed aove the shelf, amovable shelf horizontally disposed above the fixed shelf and at theside thereof opposite said pockets, said movable shelf being adapted toreceive a plurality of bottles in horizontal 'position and having itsinner ed e constrained to move in a vertical plane wh1 e the sheIfbdilytilts, and means for operating said shelf to deliver the bottlestherefrom into upright position in said conve`er.

7. In a machlne of the character descri d, the combination of a bottleconveyer comprisin a fixed shelf and a chain movable therea out andhaving a plurality of pockets verticali disposed above the shelf, amovable she f horizontally disposed above the fixed shelf and at theside thereof o posite said pockets, the edge of said movab e shelfadjacent said conveyer being constrained to move in a vertical planewhile the shelf bodily tilts, a carrier adapted to support a pluralityof bottles, and located adjacent said movable shelf on the side thereofop A site the conveyer, e'ector means arrangedptb deliver the bottlesvom said carrier in horizontal position on said movable shelf, and meansfor o rating said shelf to deliver bottles there rom into said conveyer.

ROCKWELL L. GALLUP. WALTER G. WACHS.

llVitnesses:

WM. O. BELT, M. A. Kmom.

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